From the Mountains of the Sun

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A Medley of Small Things

A Medley of Small Things

A. Christine Myers
Sep 09, 2021
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Today’s post begins with two haiku that may either be joined together or allowed to stand singly. It is an autumn of butterflies here, thanks to all the rain.

Butterflies in the Garden

A thousand small wings
glitter in and out the leaves,
born of rain showers.

Have I planted them?
blue flowers for butterflies
remain; wings fly free.

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